Believe it or not, you are for sale! Yes that’s right, every aspect of your life is up for grabs and there are companies making a lot of money with your personal information. These companies are known generally as consumer reporting companies. They gather data about you such as your credit and payment histories, mortgage histories, rental histories, checking account histories, medical and pharmacy histories, and the list goes on! Sold To The Highest Bidder! Once these companies gather … [Read more...]
Community Bank of Pleasant Hill’s Checking Account
When you think about earning high interest rates on your money, you usually think of accounts like stocks and bonds, or even CDs and money market accounts. But, with the high yield checking account being offered from Community Bank of Pleasant Hill, you can consider your checking account as an interest earning account. The Bank It is always smart to know who exactly you are investing your money with. Community Bank of Pleasant Hill was started by business men, chairmen and bankers in 2006 as … [Read more...]
Super Reward Checking Account from Provident Credit Union
A checking account is the account we seem to access most often. Most banks don't offer very many perks for checking account holders, however, Provident Credit Union isn't like all the other banking institutions. Provident Credit Union is rewarding its customers by providing them with a checking account they'll want to brag about. Who is Provident Credit Union Provident Credit Union is based out of California. They are the 18th largest credit union in the state of California, and the 82nd … [Read more...]
High Yield Max Checking Account with Lake Michigan Credit Union
Checking accounts aren't traditionally the accounts that provide the highest interest rates on your money, but the checking account from Lake Michigan Credit Union is breaking out of the mold. This high yield checking account is currently offering 4.00% APY on money deposited in the account.Background InformationWhen it comes to investing your money, you like to know who you are actually investing your money with. Lake Michigan Credit Union is the largest credit union in West Michigan. They … [Read more...]
Exposed: Famous Banks With The Worst Fees & How to Bank Fee-Free
Take a step into your metropolitan “downtown” district. Take notice of the largest buildings in that district. Whose names are on those buildings? Shocking that they usually are names of very large banking institutions! Interesting how banks who seem to have very large physical presences, have some of the highest fees for banking. Below is a chart of the 16 banks with the most U.S. deposits, and how much they made in fees on these deposit accounts during 2008. The right-most column is a … [Read more...]
